The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking one (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-12.
The procurement was published on 2020-05-06.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“A Service for the Development and Delivery of a Programme for Nascent Rural Female Entrepreneurial Development
RFT 169260”
Products/services: Business development consultancy services📦
Short description:
“The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision,...”
Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking one (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 800 000 💰
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking one (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
National and EU research highlights that there are differing rates of entrepreneurship between males and females in almost all European countries. Although more men are early stage entrepreneurs than women, the ratio in Ireland continues to narrow as more women become entrepreneurs (1.6:1). Ireland is now ranked 6 across Europe in this regard.
To continue to improve these gender statistics and to encourage a stronger level of enterprise development in rural areas, it is intended to provide funding from the overall Rural Innovation and Development Fund to develop, an enterprise development programme targeted at nascent female entrepreneurs living in rural areas.
To be effective, this programme will require a tailored, focused approach which takes into account the specific challenges which face female entrepreneurs generally as well as the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity in rural areas.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 800 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: Three (3) possible 12-month renewals.
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: CEDRA Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-06-12
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-06-12
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Within a 4-year timeframe.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 091-217251 (2020-05-06)
Contract award notice (2020-08-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 800 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision,...”
Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking one (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
National and EU research highlights that there are differing rates of entrepreneurship between males and females in almost all European countries. Although more men are early stage entrepreneurs than women, the ratio in Ireland continues to narrow as more women become entrepreneurs (1.6:1). Ireland is now ranked 6th across Europe in this regard.
To continue to improve these gender statistics and to encourage a stronger level of enterprise development in rural areas, it is intended to provide funding from the overall Rural Innovation and Development Fund to develop, an enterprise development programme targeted at nascent female entrepreneurs living in rural areas.
To be effective, this programme will require a tailored, focussed approach which takes into account the specific challenges which face female entrepreneurs generally as well as the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity in rural areas.
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Quality criterion (name): (a) Quality and technical merit of programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 125
Quality criterion (name):
“(b) Quality of proposed team including roles, management structure and resources applied”
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of arrangements for selection, approval and management of potential participants”
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name):
“(d) Quality of arrangements for evaluation of the programme and for management of the relationship with the contracting authority”
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 100
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 091-217251
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“A Service for the Development and Delivery of a Programme for Nascent Rural Female Entrepreneurial Development”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-07-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fitzsimons Consulting
Postal address: 6 James Terrace, Co. Dubllin
Postal town: Malahide
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 800 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 800 000 💰
Source: OJS 2020/S 160-390573 (2020-08-14)